Bundle B-202
2026 Annual Updates

Bundle contains 2 on-demand courses:
2026 Annual CCE Update (8.0 CEs)
2026 Annual IPV Update (4.0 CEs)

About this bundle

Our Full 2026 Annual Update Series!

These courses, released in late 2026, contain our full, 12.0 hour, Judicial Council of Council approved, annual update for child custody professionals. Featuring a lineup of notable, experienced professionals, these updates provide important information for the evaluator as of 2026.

In the CCE update, learn the state of the courts, the latest statues and how both of those affect the work of evaluators. Also examine the new MMPI-3 test, which many jurisdictions will be replacing the MMPI-2 with by the end of 2026. Learn what goes into board and ethics complaints and how to avoid them, and do a deep dive on interviews with children.

In the IPV update, get a crash course on how technology influences IPV/DV via cyberabuse. An expert on coercive controlling violence with share his latest research, and learn about how immigration trauma can be mistaken for signs of IPV/DV.

This bundle contains BOTH the 2026 Annual CCE Update and the 2026 Annual IPV Update - a total of 12 CEs of training!

Applicable California Rules of Court, rules 5.225 and 5.230, et. seq.

Sponsorship message and presentaton

Our 2026 Annual CCE and IPV Updates are sponsored by Our Family Wizard. Learn more about this app designed to assist in peaceful and safe co-parenting here.

The CCE update includes a 15 minute presentation from Our Family Wizard. It covers new features that may be of interest to evaluators. This 15 minute presentation is optional to watch and is not part of the CE credit course.

What You Will Learn

By the end of the full training series, you will be able to:

(CCE) Differentiate between authentic child preferences, loyalty conflicts, trauma responses, emotional alignment, parentification, and potential parental influence using a trauma-informed and developmentally informed framework

(CCE) Assess and interpret children’s stated wishes within the broader context of family functioning, coercive control, chronic conflict, and post-separation dynamics to support clinically sound decision-making and recommendations

(CCE) Interpret and assess psychological testing appropriately within the larger scope of the evaluation

(CCE) Describe the MMPI-3’s values and limitations in custody evaluations

(CCE) Demonstrate understanding of the various roles that mental health professionals can provide to the Court

(CCE) Discuss ethical codes that apply to court-connected work and how to maintain professional ethics

(CCE) Identify how and when to communicate with the Court in your professional capacity

(CCE) Connect the outcome of recent legal cases to expected changes in the day-to-day work of an evaluator

(CCE) Apply ethical, child-centered, and trauma-informed interviewing strategies that support emotional safety, openness, and developmentally appropriate participation while minimizing suggestibility and emotional burden

(IPV) Describe at least four ways immigration-related experiences can affect children's emotional, behavioral, and developmental functioning within child custody evaluations

(IPV) Differentiate trauma-related symptoms associated with immigration experiences from indicators more consistent with abuse, neglect, or parenting deficiencies

(IPV) Evaluate how each caregiver's responses to immigration-related stressors may either mitigate or exacerbate the child's psychological functioning and overall adjustment

(IPV) Create questions to be asked during the evaluation process which explore the potential use of technology-enabled abuse by one parent against the other parent

(IPV) Understand psychological testing and screening tools for identifying and differentiating between different types of coercive control

(IPV) Discuss how digital forms of control and intimidation can be implemented by one co-parent against the other parent

(IPV) Describe a clear definition of coercive controlling violence

Who is this bundle for:

Anyone can enroll in and learn from this series of courses. But this bundle is ideal for licensed Custody Evaluators/Parenting Plan Evaluators.

This training is approved for purpose by the Judicial Council of California, per California Rules of court 5.225. While many jurisdictions have similar requirements, we recommend that if you are in other jurisdictions that you double check with your licensing board if this training series will be accepted.